The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-17


with Thousands of vlslsors fron Neigh
boring sssses-whas Two Hesrs H.
eeen Accomplished.
FIxDLAY, o., June S-Findlay II hold
ing high carnival today. Il 10 Ohio's
first celebration Of tho anniversary OF the
application Of natural gas In mechanical
arts in this State. Not less than ton
thousand strangers, representing the
principal c.ties Of Ohio. Illinois,
Indiana, New York. Pennsylv ania, Michi-
gan. and other States are on tho spot
and adviccs Indicate that the rostcr will
be increased BY from nifty 70 sixty thou
sand tomorrow The public decorations
in honor Of the event would do credit e
any metropolitan city. Triumphal arches
are 10 30 seen on the pike roads
q . distance OF i've miles from the CITY,
and Main street for distance OF . mile
or more each way from the Court House.
IL literally studded with arches unique IL
design aud artistic n construction
half million Of flags Of ono size
or another decorate the fronts oi
public and private buildings. Hundreds
Of thousands o. yards Of bunting and
evergreens arc wound about pillars and
posts Seventy thousand parti-colorcd
globes, encircling the arches, or arranged
in designs innumcrable upon the build
ings, glistcn H. the sunlight, and
for radius Of i've square
miles the town and suburbs are
fringed with bsight-hued bunting. and the
air rcsounds with the music Of bands and
the cheers Of jubilant citizens The
history Of Fiudlay reads like romance
from the pen Of Jules Verne. Two years
ago II was . hum-drum town Of some 400
Inhabitants Today Il Il = manufacturing
community with . population OF nearly
twenty thousand. while three months
hence, when all the buildings under course
Of construction are flushed, IL will con-
tain near thirty thousand souls Thirty
days ago tho ground at Main and Front
strcots was prairie land. To-day II Is COW
cred with commodious Chamber Of Com
MERGE complete even 70 carpets, and which
10 : credit 70 the city This IL . fair
instance OF the growth OF the city. Two
years ago it, first well was drilled To
day IL has dozen, and it, daily supply IS
nfty million feet A year ago II was first
applied to practical industry IN the we'll
ing Of irrn and steel To-day the town
boasts not only ofiron and steel works, but
Of glass AID furniture factories, OF roll
ing mills, boiler works, oil rcfineries and
numerous other industries. The gas IL
furnished free for manufacturing enter
prises. and hence the boom. The morn
ing proceedings were largely Of an infor-
NAL character. Committees met all the
trains. aud the guests from the East
and West were escorted TO their
quarters. Every house in tho town
has been thrown open, and hospitality
fairly runs wild The morning was occu-
pied In visits to the gas wells and oil
fields, and tho manufacturing establish
ments In operation
The days exercises began by re-
cepfion OF the guests At the Chamber o.
Commerce, after which procession was
formed which reached At nine O'Clock %
the Lake Erie & Western Railroad Depot,
where special trains carried the parties
to the grounds where the corner stone Of
the Lagrange Rolline-Aill was laid with
appropriate ceremonies and amid great
applause. After this the corner stones Of
other manufacturing csta blishments were
laid in the following order: Furniture
Company; Union Boiler Work.; Ohio
Coal and Cable Chain Works; Findlay
Door and Sash Manufacturing Com.
pany, and Ohio Lantern Works,
ali OF which enterprises are located in
the South end Of the city, and will, when
completed, give employment tc several
hundred men and women The cesamo-
MES were under the auspices OF the
Muncie lind canton and the Marion
Qnd-) cantc. Of the Pstriarchs militant,
and were performed in full accordance
with the ritual. IN consequence OF the
intense heat, however, II was found nee
.essary 70 make one ceremony snsw or.
and all OF the stones were conse
ouently laid It tho same moment
no Indiana cantons then proceeded
to Camp Garfield, whore they partici-
patcd In . military drill which was wit
messed By several thousand spectators
The cvolutions Of both cantons were ex-
cellent but il was the general impression
that the Marions were superior in point
Of soldierly bearing and tacticA The
Judges will make their award To- morrow.
The evening exercises At the Wigwam
were Of . purely social character, being
confined 70 music and addresses By citi-
xens.
The illumination OF the town last night
was on q scale which has probably never
been eQua,ed, even IL attempted any.
where In the country. Seven tongues Of
flame. each from two to three feet In
height. shot from the top Of each Of the
score OF arches with which Main street Is
sparncd. while lighted globes Of varied
hues occupy ever inch Of space on the
four sides Of the arch columns, complete
an oriental ensemble. 50 effective IS the
determination that at points many miles
distapt il was supposed for while that
q general corfagration was In progress.
Senator Sherman and Governor FcrakeF
worr expected 10 arrive on the late train.
and Senator Farwcl, Of Illinois, = ex-
pected this morning. A party OF Chica-
roans, including Charles Henrotton. y.
ID. Jennings, Il. H. Honore and q. II.
0lnfher, arc here 70 assist In the ovation
that Is IL store for him Governor Hill.
whc had been confidently expected. has